Michael D. Hassard

Michael Dobbyn Hassard (1817 – 7 April 1869)[1] was an Irish Conservative Party politician from County Waterford.

He was educated at Trinity College Dublin, where graduated with a gold medal (the university's award for an outstanding student), and became a lawyer.[2] In 1846 he married his cousin Anne Hassard, the daughter of Sir Francis John Hassard.[3] They lived at Glenville, County Waterford,[4] and had 2 sons: William and Richard.[3]

He was elected at the 1857 general election as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Waterford City,[5][6] and was re-elected in 1859.[4][6] In each session, he acted as Chair of Committees.[2]

He stood down from the House of Commons at the 1865 general election, and became a member of the House of Commons Court of Referees,[2] which considers whether a petitioner is entitled to make a challenge against a Private Bill.

Hassard died aged 51 on 7 April 1869, at his home in Glenville, after being ill with a fever for three weeks.[2]

References

1. Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "W" (part 1)
2. "Death Of Mr. Hassard, Ex-M.P". The Times. London. 9 April 1869. p. 7. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
3. "Estate: Hassard (Waterford)". Landed Estates Database. NUI Galway. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
4. "No. 22262". The London Gazette. 13 May 1859. p. 1938.
5. "No. 21995". The London Gazette. 1 May 1857. p. 1534.
6. Walker, Brian M., ed. (1978). Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland 1801–1922. A New History of Ireland. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. p. 318. ISBN 0901714127. ISSN 0332-0286.

External links

• Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Michael Hassard

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Robert Keating Thomas Meagher	Member of Parliament for Waterford City 1857 – 1865 With: Thomas Meagher to 1859 John Aloysius Blake from 1859	Succeeded by John Aloysius Blake Henry Barron